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Panel

Panel

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (made)

  • Date:

    1880-1890 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (Sir), born 1833 - died 1898 (designer)
    William Morris, born 1834 - died 1896 (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Stained glass

  • Museum number:

    C.624-1920

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

  • Image unavailable

Physical description

Panel. Gawaine asleep in the foreground. Behind him Elaine (?) seated at a well and playing a harp. To the right an angel turns her back and hides the grail from Gawaine. Inscription below: HOW GAWAINE SOUGHT THE SANGREAL AND MIGHT NOT SEE IT BECAUSE HIS EYES WERE BLINDED BY THOUGHTS OF DEEDS OF KINGS. Mainly blue, red, green and yellow. Outlines in grisaille.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (made)

Date

1880-1890 (made)

Artist/maker

Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (Sir), born 1833 - died 1898 (designer)
William Morris, born 1834 - died 1896 (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Stained glass

Dimensions

Height: 75.2 cm in display frame, Width: 38.6 cm in display frame, Depth: 2.5 cm in display frame, Height: 70.2 cm sight, including leads, Width: 35.5 cm sight, including leads

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Absalon, Patrick, et al Le Roi Arthur. Une légende en devenir . Paris: Les Champs Libres, 2008. 51 p., ill. ISBN 9782757202159.
Conrad, Christopher, 'The Quest of the Sangreal and Religious Themes' in Edward Burne-Jones: The Earthly ParadiseStaatsgalerie Stuttgart & Kunstmuseum, Bern. 157-177. ill
Object Information File

Exhibition History

Edward Burne-Jones - The Earthly Paradise (Kuntsmuseum, Bern 18/03/2010-25/07/2010)
Edward Burne-Jones - The Earthly Paradise (Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart 24/10/2009-07/02/2010)
Roi Arthur. Une Légende en devenir, Le (Les Champs Libres)

Materials

Stained glass

Collection code

CER

Qr_O8558
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